{"id":1979,"date":"2006-03-18T19:16:00","date_gmt":"2006-03-18T19:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sustainablog.greenoptions.com\/2006\/03\/18\/did-wisconsin-get-it-right-on-renewables-efficiency\/"},"modified":"2006-03-18T19:16:00","modified_gmt":"2006-03-18T19:16:00","slug":"did-wisconsin-get-it-right-on-renewables-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/did-wisconsin-get-it-right-on-renewables-efficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Wisconsin Get It Right on Renewables, Efficiency?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It sure looks to me like the Energy Efficiency and Renewables Act that Wisconsin governor Jim Doyle signed yesterday<\/a> could provide a model for other states. Not only did the state mandate a 10% renewable energy portfolio standard by 2015, but also addressed development of renewable technologies within the state and strengthened conservation measures, which includes banning state government raids on the conservation fund<\/a>. Many interests groups are singing the bill’s praises, including business groups<\/a> and the state’s AARP<\/a>. Environmental organization Clean Wisconsin praised the bill’s passage through the legislature earlier<\/a>, so it looks like the Dairy State’s government managed to please many different constituencies. Unlike our fearless leaders in Washington, though, they brought all concerned on board from the beginning — what a refreshing difference! If any Wisconsin readers want to fill us in more, please do….<\/p>\n Categories: renewable<\/a>, energy<\/a>, legislation<\/a>, Wisconsin<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It sure looks to me like the Energy Efficiency and Renewables Act that Wisconsin governor Jim Doyle signed yesterday could provide a model for other states. Not only did the [ … ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n